Global law firm Ashurst has bolstered its Risk Advisory practice with the appointment of financial crime expert Steven Blackburn as a partner in its Melbourne office, as the firm expands its integrated legal and consulting services offering.
A&O has announced it is further bolstering its Infrastructure and Energy practice with the appointment of Edward Holmes as an M&A partner based in the London office.
Edward joins A&O from CMS, where he has been a partner since January 2022. Prior to this, Edward was a senior associate at Clifford Chance, where he joined as a trainee in 2010. He specialises in M&A transactions with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure transactions.
Mark Rossbroich (32) will join Heuking’s Cologne office as Salaried Partner and reinforce the Corporate and Private Equity practice effective June 12, 2023.
Mark Rossbroich is dual-qualified as a lawyer in Germany and as Solicitor (England & Wales). He comprehensively advises financial and strategic investors and businesses in national and cross-border (private & public) M&A/PE transactions as well as startups and their investors through all growth phases (VC). He also has in-depth expertise in corporate law.
Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that Eric Behl-Remijan, a leading tax attorney, has joined the firm as a partner, based in the firm’s 500-lawyer New York office. Ropes & Gray continues to expand its market-leading M&A and deal capabilities with talented lawyers, such as Eric.
Morgan Lewis continues to strengthen its regulatory capabilities and roster of former government officials with former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director of the Office of New Drug Policy Maarika Kimbrell. As a senior regulatory and policy official at the FDA, Maarika co-founded and established the Office of New Drug Policy for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), served as deputy chief of staff to former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and held several other positions at the agency.
Paul Hastings LLP announced that leading entertainment and media lawyer Kenneth T. Deutsch has joined the firm as a partner and global co-chair of its premier entertainment and media practice. The Chambers Band 1-ranked Deutsch joins the firm’s Band 1-ranked practice from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was global co-chair of that firm’s entertainment, sports, and media group.
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP announced that private equity and infrastructure M&A lawyer, Frederik Muehl, has joined the firm as a partner in Frankfurt.
In addition to representing private equity sponsors in buy-out and growth transactions, Muehl specialises in national and cross-border corporate transactions for infrastructure investors.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Carrie Mahan has joined the firm’s Antitrust and Consumer Protection practice in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mahan joins Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP where she was an antitrust litigator as well as a corporate counselor and risk advisor. She is ranked in Chambers USA as a DC Antitrust: Litigation Specialist and was included in the highly selective Global Competition Review on its “Women of Antitrust 2021” list.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Jonathan Ching to the Firm’s Transactions Practice Group in New York. Jonathan will draw on his in-house experience at leading banks and investment institutions to provide clients with practical and strategic investment advice.
Global law firm Dentons has fortified its Tax practice with the recruitment of partner Rezan Ökten as Head of Transfer Pricing in the Netherlands and Sebastian Frankenberg as Counsel and Head of Valuation Services in the Netherlands.